Blog Archive
AAR Loves… Partners-to-Lovers Romances Part One
There are lots of lists for friends-to-lovers stories, but what about partners-to-lovers? Unlike friends, partners have linked up to realize a particular goal. While pursuing this goal, the partners grow to like, trust, and admire each…
Audible’s Romance Package and how it’s turned me into an audiobook fiend!
For my professional life, I travel about forty weeks a year. It’s… a lot. My husband and I joke that I should just perpetually forward my mail to various Hiltons around the world. And I’ll be…
AAR spotlights more of our favorite reads from 2018
AAR staffers read and loved many of this year’s RITA nominees. We are happy for those writers and were delighted to feature their books in this post. We were startled, however, not to see any of…
AAR Loves… Romances featuring realistic parent/child relationships
It’s hard enough to write a powerful, realistic relationship for the protagonists of a romance. Authors who manage to give them truthful relationships to their children or parents as well have truly accomplished something remarkable. Here…
RITA Nominees! Which Ones Have You Read?
Today, Romance Writers of America (RWA), the trade association for romance fiction authors, announces the finalists for the 2019 RITA. The RITA — the highest award of distinction in romance fiction — recognizes excellence in published…
March TBR Challenge – Favourite Trope
There’s something comforting about picking up a romance knowing that it contains a favorite plot trope. When I’m feeling generally frazzled and irritated at the world, I like to pick up a book with a plot…
Coming Soon… The Romances We’re Looking Forward to in April 2019
There’s a bumper haul of fabulous contemporary romances coming up in April with new books from Lucy Parker, Alexa Martin, Helena Hunting, Annabeth Albert and Alyssa Cole; there’s a new instalment in C.S Harris’ long-running series…
